The Expected Family Contribution is Crucial To Receiving Financial Aid
Your EFC or Expected Family Contribution is the most important number that families will calculate for receiving aid for their children’s college education. Legally reducing that number equates to receiving more college … [Read more...]

There are several myths surrounding qualifying for financial aid with FAFSA. The 1st myth is that you only have to fill the FAFSA out once. That is false. You have to fill out the FAFSA every year you are looking for financial aid.
So here are 2 tips to debunk these famous FAFSA myths:
#1 … [Read more...]

Winter break during senior year of high school can be a stressful and emotional time. As graduation and the start of college loom, students may be dealing with pressure to choose a school, second guessing early decision applications or sad that time with family and friends is winding down. So 2 … [Read more...]

It is that time of year when high school seniors are receiving their acceptance letters from colleges and universities. If the student has been accepted to more than one college or university, the big decision is which one to attend. It usually boils down to the cost of the different colleges and/or … [Read more...]

For seniors in high school and current college students, the deadline to submit your FAFSA is February 15, 2016. (FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.) The challenge with submitting the FAFSA by February 15th is that most people have not yet completed and filed their Federal … [Read more...]

Once you have submitted your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online, you are immediately able to check its status. If you submit a paper FAFSA, you can check the status once it has been processed. Processing takes anywhere from 7 to 10 business days after the date you mailed the … [Read more...]

Average Amount of Student Loan Debt
Currently there is $1.3 trillion outstanding student loans in the United States.
Debt relief from student loans has become a major issue for students and their parents. For example, the average student loan for undergraduate students at the University of … [Read more...]

With the financial aid season in full swing you may have filed your FAFSA already. You may be wondering what to do now or wondering if you made a mistake on your FAFSA. If you’ve heard the term Student Aid Report or SAR and have been wondering what that means, then these college planning tips are … [Read more...]

Families ask all the time if they have to fill out a FAFSA to receive financial aid even if they make too much money. The answer is yes. Unfortunately, the standard FAFSA has over a hundred questions asking for everything from your net worth, to your parent’s assets. This causes many forms to never … [Read more...]

Southern Methodist University (SMU) nestled in Dallas, Texas (5 miles north of downtown), was founded in 1911 and opened its doors in 1915 and includes nine libraries. SMU currently enrolls more than 11,000 students from all 50 states and 100 foreign countries. As a private university it offers … [Read more...]